Saturday, January 24, 2015

Saturdays don't count at the Miami Herald. By Geniusofdespair

Make sure you do not have any opinions in Miami on Saturday. The Herald has done away with the Editorial Page. The good news is we won't have to listen to them pushing Marco and Jeb on Saturday. I guess I will have to pitch in. Here is my Editorial Page: Marco Rubio sucks and Jeb Bush is downright dangerous. Small farmers are exploited and Moss is being an ass about the theme park he wants on sensitive land. Architect Bernard Zyscovich is being a whore about it, talking it up at a Commission meeting because he wants to design it. Marc Sarnoff is at odds with Steve Kneapler over his support of Grace Solares. Marc is being a bad sport I think. Raquel Regalado did a poll against Carlos Gimenez and won by a large margin especially in the "speaks Spanish better" question. She also got 98% on "better facial expressions". I guess that covers it.... Eye on Miami's Saturday Editorial Page. I hope I don't have to do Sunday too.

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Gimenez has committed the following. Even a three legged dog would poll better than him:

1- his 2012 campaign committed absentee ballot fraud.2- he brought us the likes of Jorge Luis Lopes and Rafael Garcia Toledo.3-he tried to stiff us with the Dolphin stadium costs.4- he tried to push a soccer stadium on public land on the bay.5- he failed to collect taxes on the Miami Arena for years.6- every major construction job in the county is awarded to MCM Construction- one of his biggest contributors.7- he attempted to close libraries and fire cops.8- he has destroyed county government.(feel free to add the hundreds of misdeeds committed by Gimenez)

Miami-Dade is coming late to the party because at its northern border in Hallendale, the Gulfstream Park "village" of upscale restaurants, shopping and casino is building a huge water theme park within their huge parking lot.

So the one planned (for ages) on endangered land at the Zoo is going to compete with this? It will also compete with the one built at Grapeland Heights.

Our County Mayor earned a bachelor of public administration degree from Barry University, and then a certificate for a Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1993.

This certificate, giving him the claim of Ivy League Harvard status, is a two week course.

The EYEONMIAMI Saturday editorial pages should focus on the Mayor and his favorite lobbyists. The word on the street is that the Mayor tells companies who to hire. The companies feel obligated to pay the outrageous fees, out of fear the Mayor's lobbyists will kill their contracting opportunities if the payments stop. Connect the dots to the Beacon Council - the Public-Private Referral Agency for lobbyists, lawyers and consultants. What a racket.

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Quotes hall of fame - worth another look:

Jonathon Dunlop of Australia about the Miami Airport:"This is the most disorganized shambles of an airport that exists on this earth.''April 01, 2007 Eye on Miami Comment on Post__________________________________On "Colony Collapse Disorder":Anonymous said...I say lets wait till the last tree is going to be cut down, the last bit of oil used, the last lowland coastal areas flooded before we make any rash decisions that might effect the economy.April 21, 2007 Eye on Miami Comment_________________________________On Bee “Colony Collapse Disorder” being blamed on cell phones:Anonymous said...Hmmm. What are bees doing with cell phones, anyhow?April 20, 2007 Eye on Miami Comment_________________________________On South Florida Water Supply:Ron Littlepage said...Unfortunately, we know who would win when it comes to allowing development to run amok and it's not the wildlife.April 20, 2007 Eye on Miami Comment Post_________________________________Lesley Blackner said:In Florida, the sad reality is that government exists to serve the development machine, not the citizenry. That's why it's proper to say that in Florida we have government of the developer, by the developer and for the developer.April 22, 2007 Eye on Miami Post_________________________________On City of Miami and Miami Dade County giving $1,000,000 each to Jorge Perez’s Related Group (The Group's 2005 revenues were $3.25 billion.):"It makes as much sense as me donating half my paycheck to Warren Buffett.”May 6, 2007 Miami Herald Columnist Ana Menendez_________________________________On the FCAT Test:"'Florida is a serial mis-user of test scores.''Bob Schaeffer, director for Massachusetts-based FairTest.May 25, 2007 Miami Herald_________________________________Clifford Schulman (Greenberg Traurig Lobbyist):"This is the first time in 33 years that any one has accused me of fraud." June 28, 2007 Miami HeraldI say: hmm.__________________________________Max Rameau, Homeless Activist:"I respect Ron Book for his work with the Homeless Trust, but the Liberty City community and others have given broad support to this idea. I don't know that a big-time millionaire lobbyist can tell us what is best for Liberty City and the black community.'' July 28, 2007 Miami Herald__________________________________"After years of mismanagement under a board of political appointees and neighborhood activists, Miami-Dade County administrators have proposed a new way to run the troubled empowerment zone program. The plan: Bring in new political appointees and neighborhood activists."November 6, 2007 Miami Herald: Reporter Scott Hiaasen______________________________________"Saying "Greater Everglades" and "Northern Everglades" is not saying Everglades -- other places are deserving of being protected too, but there is only one Everglades. The main thing is to keep the 'Main Thing' the main thing -- which, lately, has not been the main thing." Bob Mooney - on Listserve "Everglades Commons"________________________________________"Does anyone in their right mind believe that Florida could conduct postal balloting without a major screw-up or scandal? Heavens, no! The whole country is keenly aware that our state is a sump hole of incompetence and corruption."Carl Hiaasen - March 16, 2008 Miami Herald_______________________________________On the Charter Review: "Commissioners want us to vote on their own pet changes, ideas the review team explicitly rejected. And, they're throwing their blatantly self-serving ballot questions at us at the same time. What a slap in the face to the charter review team — and to all of us!" Michael Lewis of Miami Today - April 10, 2008______________________________________On the Miami Dade County Commission:''Unfortunately, this is a commission that would build a cyanide factory next to a playground if you hired the right 12 lobbyists,'' Miami Lakes Councilman Michael Pizzi - May 14, 2008______________________________________"The days where we’re just building sprawl forever, those days are over. I think that Republicans, Democrats, everybody recognizes that that’s not a smart way to build communities." President Barack Obama in Fort Meyers - February 10, 2009______________________________________"So."Dick Cheney's response when told that two thirds of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. - Time Magazine 2008______________________________________"It seems like a bad idea can always find a home in the Florida Legislature." - Howard Simon - Executive Director of Florida ACLU - March 24, 2010

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